Plain answers on getting out, SkillBridge, federal resumes and finding civilian work that fits, from the people building Loona One.
How to read veteran friendly employers' claims: what a federal veteran hiring award actually measures, how retention and Guard and Reserve pay show up in a job, and the questions that reveal how veterans do after the hire.
How to read veteran friendly employers' claims: what a federal veteran hiring award actually measures, how retention and Guard and Reserve pay show up in a job, and the questions that reveal how veterans do after the hire.
SCRA lease termination for people leaving the military: how separation and retirement orders can end a residential lease early, when the lease ends, what a landlord can still charge, and how vehicle leases differ.
Veterans' preference explained for people leaving the military: who qualifies for 0, 5 or 10 points, how preference is applied, the rule for retirees, applying before you separate, and the special hiring paths built for veterans.
Job interview tips for veterans heading into civilian interviews: how interviews usually run, the three questions behind every answer, turning service into short stories, talking about pay and following up.
How reasonable accommodation works for veterans starting a civilian job: what you have to disclose, what employers can ask, how a request works and what a disability rating means for coverage.
How UCX unemployment for ex-servicemembers works: who is covered, why honorable conditions matter, which state you file in, what paperwork to have ready and what the state decides.
How military terminal leave days add up: what you earn each month, how leave keeps accruing until your separation date, why half days don't count, and how the 60-day carryover limit fits in.
A practical look at how military work history lands on a civilian resume: turning MOS, rating or AFSC into plain titles, writing accomplishment lines, and where training, awards and length fit.
Veterans and eligible spouses get Priority of Service at American Job Centers, plus free job search help, training connections and veteran employment specialists when barriers show up.
When you look for an AI career tool as a veteran or transitioning service member, ask who it was built for: employers, an institution, or you.
The best military resume is the one built for a single job. Here's what civilian hiring readers look for, how a master resume makes tailoring easier, and how military experience reads on one or two pages.
A federal resume template you can fill in, laid out the way USAJOBS expects on two pages, with notes on how each field reads when your experience comes from military service.
USMC SkillBridge runs on three rank-based categories with their own day limits and approvers. Here's how the categories work, how terminal leave fits in, and when Marines can start an application.
Federal resumes are limited to 2 pages. Here's how the limit works on USAJOBS, why tailoring matters more now, and how a long military career fits into two pages without losing what qualifies you.
DoD SkillBridge still runs in your last 180 days, but the Air Force, Space Force and Navy now cap days by rank. Here's what changed in 2026 and what's the same.
A plain guide to SkillBridge in the Navy: when sailors can apply, how the paygrade tiers set your day limit, who approves it and why it has to start before terminal leave.
Military resume examples for maintenance, logistics, IT, medical, admin and leadership roles. See how real-sounding military lines turn into civilian resume bullets a hiring manager can read.
The federal resume format fits on two pages now. Here's how each section is laid out, from contact details and work history to education and optional extras, plus the page setup USAJOBS recommends.
Your pay keeps coming on terminal leave, but your last paycheck works differently. Here's how final pay, sold leave, debts and taxes come together after your separation date.
A SkillBridge program is civilian training, an apprenticeship or an internship you do in your last months of service. Here's what makes a program approvable, what it can and can't offer you, and how to find one that fits.
For a lot of people, getting command approval takes longer than finding a SkillBridge program. Here's who signs in each branch, how the day limits work and when to start the conversation.
Terminal leave is the accrued leave you take right before your separation date. You're still on active duty and still paid. Here's how it fits with selling back leave, a new job and the rest of your timeline.
Military work is real work, and it often gets lost in the wording. Here's how service experience turns into plain civilian language a hiring manager can read.
Federal jobs now take resumes of two pages or less. Here's what a federal resume needs to show, how the job announcement shapes it, and how to put military work into words a hiring agency can follow.
SkillBridge lets you spend up to your last 180 days of service training with a civilian employer while you keep your military pay. Here's how approval, timing and branch limits really work.
Job boards weren't built for you. Here's what a naval aviator is building instead.
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